The Observation Deck

Mayor George wisely cancelled this year's fireworks show due to COVID.

As a result, hundreds of Lakewoodites decided to hold their own fireworks displays this year.
Residents began noticing an increase in fireworks over a week ago.....and the pace grew throughout the week. It reached a crescendo on Saturday night, when many parts of the city sounded like a war zone after sundown.

Hopefully next year COVID will be contained and Lakewood will return to its traditional Parade/Fireworks tradition.
However, I'm wondering if the backyard fireworks enthusiasts will give up their new hobby. I suspect next year we will see far more rogue fireworks than any pre-2020 holiday.
Lakewood Police in 2021 will be heavily deployed to Lakewood Park, which will make fireworks enforcement in the rest of the city difficult.

Any thoughts?

it seemed very mild compared to other places I have lived.

Michael Deneen wrote:Mayor George wisely cancelled this year's fireworks show due to COVID.

As a result, hundreds of Lakewoodites decided to hold their own fireworks displays this year.
Residents began noticing an increase in fireworks over a week ago.....and the pace grew throughout the week. It reached a crescendo on Saturday night, when many parts of the city sounded like a war zone after sundown.

Hopefully next year COVID will be contained and Lakewood will return to its traditional Parade/Fireworks tradition.
However, I'm wondering if the backyard fireworks enthusiasts will give up their new hobby. I suspect next year we will see far more rogue fireworks than any pre-2020 holiday.
Lakewood Police in 2021 will be heavily deployed to Lakewood Park, which will make fireworks enforcement in the rest of the city difficult.

Any thoughts?

Mike

I drove the city last night. I usually head to East 79th and Harvard area for the street fire work wars. It is nuts, and far crazier than Lakewood. On the way out I stop by the Lorain Carnegie Bridge and the entire horizon was alive with fireworks. Driving out to the area, Deb filmed some stuff, the sound is more important that the visual, as this covers about 5 miles of driving. And at no point did it lighten up. Some areas like Independence Ave. and Denison Ave were so smoke filled at times it was hard to see more than a couple cars.

















and then the lunar eclipse.

I always wonder why Lakewood spends so much money and time on Fireworks.

If they took the fireworks money and the summer band concert money, they could put it together and have three really amazing concerts, which would seem much more progressive then just burning money.

FWIW

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The lack of municipal fireworks was a big factor but did it it give people a raste for private fireworks? And now the state is considering legalizing fireworks. What's next? Fireworks 365 days a year? What can we do to fight this very bad idea, at least in Cuyahoga County?

Dan Alaimo wrote:The lack of municipal fireworks was a big factor but did it it give people a raste for private fireworks? And now the state is considering legalizing fireworks. What's next? Fireworks 365 days a year? What can we do to fight this very bad idea, at least in Cuyahoga County?

Los Angeles Celebrating the 4th!



Come on this is amazing!

Jim O'Bryan wrote:

Dan Alaimo wrote:The lack of municipal fireworks was a big factor but did it it give people a raste for private fireworks? And now the state is considering legalizing fireworks. What's next? Fireworks 365 days a year? What can we do to fight this very bad idea, at least in Cuyahoga County?

Los Angeles Celebrating the 4th!

Come on this is amazing!

Agreed. And it looks like they were all coordinated to go off at about the same time. This was an idea I posted elsewhere: everyone in Lakewood save their fireworks for between 9:45 and 10:15 p.m. on the 4th, the same time as the cancelled municipal fireworks show. That would provide more spectacle while allowing residents to make the same planned preparations they do every year. Amnesty for registered participants.

Dan Alaimo wrote:

Jim O'Bryan wrote:

Dan Alaimo wrote:The lack of municipal fireworks was a big factor but did it it give people a raste for private fireworks? And now the state is considering legalizing fireworks. What's next? Fireworks 365 days a year? What can we do to fight this very bad idea, at least in Cuyahoga County?

Los Angeles Celebrating the 4th!

Come on this is amazing!

Agreed. And it looks like they were all coordinated to go off at about the same time. This was an idea I posted elsewhere: everyone in Lakewood save their fireworks for between 9:45 and 10:15 p.m. on the 4th, the same time as the cancelled municipal fireworks show. That would provide more spectacle while allowing residents to make the same planned preparations they do every year. Amnesty for registered participants.

From Cleveland...



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Is there any record of fire and medical emergencies during this time period?
Any record of noise complaints?
Any record of trips to emergency vet clinics?

I would love to see one of those woman/man in the street interviews and see if any of these people had a clue what they were "celebrating."
Or was it just an opportunity to make big booming noises?